Press releases
- 26 Oct 2017 - Amman, 25 October 2017 - The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concluded today a four-day visit to Riyadh where he met with Senior Yemeni and Saudi officials. The Envoy met with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek Al-...
- 10 Oct 2017 - Mr. President, The parties to the conflict in Yemen are pursuing a futile and cruel military conflict, which is eroding the path to peace. At the same time, the people of Yemen are suffering from an entirely man-made humanitarian catastrophe. Clashes and exchanges of heavy fire...
- 19 Aug 2017 - Amman, Jordan Mr. President, Yemen today continues to traverse a critical and agonizing period as civilians pay a terrible price of an unending power...
- 20 Jul 2017 - Cairo - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, concluded a visit to Cairo today, where he met with Egyptian, Yemeni and regional figures. The visit included a consultative meeting with the Secretary General of the League of Arab States,...
- 12 Jul 2017 - Mr. President, The situation in Yemen remains extremely grave. The intensity of the conflict increases day after day and the tragic humanitarian situation continues to worsen. For a third successive year, Yemenis have seen the Holy month of Ramadan transformed from a month...
- 24 May 2017 - Sana’a - The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concluded today a three-day visit to Sana’a where he met with political leaders from Ansar’Allah and the General People’s Congress and Representatives of other political parties. The talks focused on...
- 17 Mar 2017 - Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Concludes Consultations with Senior Officials in Europe, Calls for Renewed Political and Humanitarian Efforts to End Conflict and Alleviate Suffering in Yemen. New-York --The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould...
- 30 Jan 2017 - New-York- The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed condemns in the strongest terms the attack on the De-escalation and Coordination Committee building in Dhahran Al-Janoub. “It is especially tragic that this attack took place at a point in time...
- 26 Jan 2017 - Mr. President, Thank you very much for the opportunity to brief this Council on the latest developments in the Yemeni peace process. The last several months have seen a dangerous escalation of military activities with tragic consequences for the Yemeni people. Armed...
- 23 Jan 2017 - Sana'a- The Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concluded today a two-day visit to Sana'a where he met with representatives from Ansar Allah and General People's Congress. The meetings focused on the full and comprehensive political settlement of the crisis,...